fairy tale in fairy tale

Chapter 42

shining eyes humming a tasteless song

Even the air is creating a sad mood

This city always plays out the tragedy of love

I want to escape with you to a fairy tale without reality

Snow White's Romantic Encounter in the Forest

Sleeping beauty sleeps alone for a whole century

They finally look forward to the light after the darkness

Do I also have god-given luck

I am a mermaid in our fairy tale

Dreaming of a beautiful ending with a prince and princess

In your world I long for sweetness

I would rather be silent and breathless

I follow this dream

The road is full of thorns

I don't care about leaving bloodstains with every step I take

It's a pity that you are a prince and I am a mermaid

Destined to disappear in the deep sea for love

On the small road leading to the shore of the town, the shepherdess played the role of groom and was sitting leisurely in the front room of the driver's carriage, her two short legs were swinging leisurely back and forth, the breeze brushed her cheeks, a few locks The naughty long hair brushed her lips, the shepherdess was not annoyed, she let them flutter playfully, humming a song she just learned from the granddaughter of the horse seller, holding the whip gently He vigorously drove the old horse in front of him, which was breathing heavily.

She is still at the stage of a girl who is fifteen or sixteen years old, her voice is immature and clear, like the sound of nature, the birds in the forest, the butterflies on the petals, and the dragonflies on the lake all stop at the same time when they hear such a melodious singing. Stopping in the footsteps of playing and chasing with her partner, she listened to her beautiful singing in a daze. When the carriage was far away, the discussions started like waking up from a dream. Such a beautiful singing voice is probably only passed down by the grandparents. Only the deep-sea mermaid that came down could be comparable to it...

"Hey! Can you change to another song?" The shepherdess's voice sounded like heaven, and fell into the ears of the devil who didn't know the rhythm, just like hearing the melody of the clinking of dishes, he sat in the carriage. In the back room, they are concentrating on studying the bet they won from the shepherdess—they are extremely bored at the top of the food chain, and their bet is to guess whether the cute little princess is in the arms of Princess Nana or in Mi Lian's hands.

The shepherdess who lost the bet not only donated a portion of human cultivation formulas for the devil who won the bet to study, but also played the role of a groom. She has experienced thousands of years in the world, and she has also worked as a groom. It's easy to drive a carriage, and losing a bet doesn't affect her mood, but the beautiful voice she gifted is a benefit that no one else can hear, and she is actually disgusted by this hateful snake demon!Whether it was bearable or unbearable, when she was about to stop the car to fight this impolite snake demon, a small stone passed her ear and fell on the carriage door with a "click".

Although he heard the sound of strong wind, the devil didn't pay attention to it. He put all his thoughts on the heart decision offered by the shepherdess. The cultivation methods of human cultivation, demon cultivation and demon cultivation are really great. It's not the same, it's hard to believe that she, with a mortal body, has cultivated to the same level of cultivation and skill as him, and it seems that she was still a young girl when she attained the Tao, otherwise, after so many years, her stature would still remain The original form when one attains the Tao is precisely because it is a human cultivator, no matter how high the cultivation level is, it cannot arbitrarily change the original appearance like the demon cultivator and demon cultivator.

The sudden attack was not threatening at all. If it was normal, the shepherdess probably drove past without blinking. She could see clearly that a man wearing a little red riding hood with an unknown pattern was standing in front of the road. The girl, with a small basket full of food in her hand, about seven or eight years old, was staring at her driving the carriage viciously, as if she couldn't understand her hatred, she bent down and picked up a bigger piece of food. He held the stone in his hand, trying to wait for an opportunity to attack again.

But at this time, the shepherdess felt that the only natural sound in her form that could reflect her external beauty was regarded by the devil as a noise that disturbed his cultivation. Before the anger dissipated in his heart, the attacker committed suicide Dead her muzzle.

When Little Red Riding Hood threw another slightly larger stone, the shepherdess smiled without anger, and her hand was like lightning, catching the stone she threw, which is not a big deal. The shepherdess crushed the iron-hard stone into powder with only two fingers, and it sank into the yellow mud road instantly like flying dust.

The assailant was young after all, seeing this scene, his eyes stared straight from fright, his face turned pale, his calf tremblingly took two steps back, he staggered and collapsed on the road, and the small basket in his hand fell to his side. The fruit, milk, and pastries in the basket rolled out and scattered at her feet.

The shepherdess who hadn't let go of her hatred sneered, ignoring Little Red Riding Hood and collapsing in the middle of the road, driving the carriage steadily over her body.

"Ah!" A sharp scream came from under the carriage, which alarmed the birds living in the forest to spread their wings and shield.

The demon obviously felt that the carriage was overturned, and he frowned and said, "Hey, did you hit someone?"

"No, she's just an asshole!" The shepherdess denied it categorically.

"Wow..." After the pain of being crushed, Little Red Riding Hood who was forcibly touched finally let out a mournful cry.

Before Princess Nana got married, the devil had followed the shepherdess to the shore of the town. Although he hadn't found the exact whereabouts of the parrot, the trip to the shore of the small town also gave the devil a very different impression. .

There are so many cultivators here, there are countless human cultivators, demon cultivators, and demon cultivators. Although their cultivation bases are very low, they are superior in the fact that "there are many people and great strength". They check and balance each other and support each other. Strong emotions, as long as they are outsiders, no matter what their cultivation is, it is difficult to pry their mouths to get useful news.

The devil once captured Renxiu, Yaoxiu, and Moxiu to ask about the whereabouts of the parrot. Not only did he not get the slightest information, but he also alarmed the demons and goblins in the entire town. After seeing ordinary cultivators, they set off from neighboring countries in disguise and traveled for four or five days before appearing on the outskirts of the town.

The Porcelain in the mouth of the shepherdess, the devil has also witnessed the ugly behavior of human beings. People with discerning eyes can quickly tell the truth from the fake, but it is extremely popular on the shore of the town. Whoever repairs deliberately collapses on the side of the road? I went to help, and I was immediately accused of being pushed down by him and injured. No matter how righteous I am in court, the judge still has to pay as much compensation as the judge should award. The compensation was paid, but the person who touched the porcelain was unscathed. Not only was he not exempted from the criminal law and the compensation, but he also walked out of the court with the person who had been cleared of his grievances, and disappeared into the crowd swaggeringly. After a few days, he would appear in front of some ignorant and unlucky guy , put the crime of pushing down and bruising to that unlucky guy...

"Wow...Grandma, grandma..." The sad cry of the child resounded through the sky, complaining about the crime of being mercilessly run over by the carriage.

"Listen, the one who is crying is full of anger, isn't it Pengci?" The shepherdess curled her lips. The wheel probably ran over Little Red Riding Hood's ankle and wrist. After all, she had just met Milian's little daughter. Soft and small balls of tender meat, the shiny eyes staring at her for a moment, if she is amused by the shepherdess, she will grin and reveal her tender gums, so cute and so She is so fragile, as if if she is not careful, she will be hurt.

With kind thoughts in her heart, the shepherdess didn't harden her heart. At the last moment, she subconsciously used her magic power, and the wheels deviated from Little Red Riding Hood's body, only rolling over her hands and feet. A little lesson for Little Red Riding Hood The rudeness with which they threw stones did not take her life.

"Woooo..." Little Red Riding Hood, who survived the catastrophe, was still in shock, holding her wrists and ankles crushed by the wheels and crying loudly, her wrists that seemed to be burned by the fire could no longer lift a little strength to pick them up. The food that fell all over the floor, like ankles that have been scalded by boiling water, can't use any strength to support the body to stand up and walk.

Little Red Riding Hood felt sad, thinking of her sick grandmother who was still waiting for her food, and thinking of her mother repeatedly telling her not to waste time on the road, she cried more mournfully and resonantly.

When a cloud of black mist suddenly enveloped her head, great fear also spread from the heart to all the limbs, the mouth opened, and the throat that was completely frightened made a strange "cuckoo" sound, and then the eyelids After turning over, the person passed out completely, leaving only two lines of undried tear stains on his pale cheeks, and fresh food scattered all over the floor.

The wheel of the car continued to walk forward, and a cloud of dust was raised on the path where it hadn't rained for many days.

In the countryside without singing, even the chirping of cicadas and birds seems extremely boring.

Under the bumping of the carriage, Little Red Riding Hood in the carriage slowly woke up. She opened her misty eyes and stared blankly at the vibration of the wooden hood. A deep voice asked, "Are you awake?"

This voice is different from the gentle and graceful mother, also different from the indifferent and serious father, and even more different from the rude and arrogant old monk. Although it is alienated, it is caring, as if she is a precious jewel, held in the palm of the hand Love and cherish.

Like the sound of her grandmother calling her to get up every time she sleeps in at her grandmother's house...

But grandma's voice is hoarse, like a thousand-year-old stringed instrument locked in a pavilion. In the ups and downs of the years, I finally waited for the day when the light will be rebuilt, but it was hoarse, old and monotonous, made by ignorant children. Each note is full of vicissitudes of death.

"Who... are you?" Little Red Riding Hood's bewildered eyes gradually focused, and her eyes naturally searched for the source of the voice, so she saw the most beautiful face she had ever seen so far, better than the most recognized face in the monk college. The handsome and best-looking Brother Hyacinthus is even more beautiful!

"Answer me first, why did you smash our carriage?" Although the devil was sitting in the carriage, he heard all directions. How could he not know about Little Red Riding Hood's attack earlier?

"Your...carriage?" Little Red Riding Hood's stagnant memories finally flooded into her mind like a tidal wave. She remembered that her mother asked her to deliver food to grandma, and the scary song she heard on the road came from a suspicious car. It came from the carriage, so she ignored her mother's advice and used stones to warn the people in the carriage not to enter the city, but then... Then she was hit by the carriage!

"Ah! You...you...are you a human trafficker too!" Shocked, Little Red Riding Hood turned over and sat up, touching the wounds on her wrist and ankle, and the revived pain came from all directions. After all, Little Red Riding Hood was young, so painful that she Trembling all over, drenched in cold sweat.

Human beings are indeed fragile, the devil thought, although the wheels were indeed crushed by her wrists and ankles, after all, she was coated with a layer of magic power by the shepherdess, and the weight and strength of the carriage were greatly cushioned. But she just moved her hands and feet and it hurt like this...

"I've already taken the medicine, and it won't hurt soon." The devil frowned, he was a little confused, he obviously hated weak life, but it seemed that he couldn't be as dismissive as before, especially when he heard Seeing her helpless and painful cry, the crying face of the little princess flashed across her mind, the moist mist permeated the dense eyelashes, and just blinked for a moment, glass-like pearl tears slid down one after another Her pink cheeks and wet little face are so fragile and helpless, making one wish to send the most beautiful thing in the world to her, just to show her innocent smile.

Little Red Riding Hood looked at the wound, and sure enough it was properly bandaged, and it didn't seem to hurt as much as it did at the beginning!

"Ah! Big brother, you are so good-looking and kind, you must not be a human trafficker, right?" Little Red Riding Hood blinked her bright eyes, looking like a fan girl, but she was worried about the knowledge she had learned from the monk college. I am complacent when I have identified good or bad character.

Seeing her earnest and expectant expression, the devil resisted kicking this stupid human out of the carriage, pursed his lips and did not want to pay attention to her, but in the end he couldn't help asking Little Red Riding Hood again and again, so he asked nonchalantly: "What did you say just now?" What is the origin of the human trafficker?"

"Oh, a human trafficker! He's a big villain! I heard it from grandma," Little Red Riding Hood said through gritted teeth, "grandma's grandma's grandma's grandma..." She still wanted to give an accurate account of the times, but the devil frowned, no longer Getting impatient, I interrupted her, "Okay, I know it was your grandma's grandparents who said it."

Little Red Riding Hood looked at him adoringly, unable to detect any impatience in his tone, she nodded solemnly and said, "Brother, you are so smart! My grandma's grandparents said it!"

"Well, you continue to talk." The devil encouraged, but his hands were clenched into fists where she couldn't see. At first, he regretted his compassion and rescued her who was hit by the car, but hit her by mistake. By accident, it seems that you can also find out why the shore of the town is so xenophobic, especially when you see strangers, the vigilant eyes don't mind being noticed by the other party, as if they are clearly saying to the stranger: "Get out, there is no place here. welcome!"

Encouraged, Little Red Riding Hood thought for a while, as if she was sorting out her thoughts, and soon began to speak, just because she was still a child of seven or eight years old, and her narrative ability was not very strong, but it did not hinder the devil and the shepherd driving the car at all. The woman roughly understood the cause and effect.

It turns out that the shore of the town belongs to the country of Mobin. It used to be a metropolis with a collection of personalities and rare goods. Warlocks, monks, alchemists and even businessmen from all over the world used to come to this metropolis to look for opportunities and business opportunities. Gathering is a well-known place.

Those ships that crossed many oceans and survived nine deaths before arriving at this metropolis not only brought unique oriental spices, silk, porcelain and jewels, but also brought nightmares of ghosts from the deep sea.

Those ghosts living in the deep sea will quietly climb ashore from the bottom of the boat in the dead of night in order to cultivate into spirits, land on the big city, and take away the newborn babies in the big city one by one, causing a commotion , every family is in panic, but there is nothing to do!

As a result, all families with babies in the metropolis moved away. Everyone thought that the deep-sea ghosts would go to other places to cause harm, but they did not expect that they would target children. Therefore, in the metropolis, as long as they are Children under the age of ten began to disappear again. When they woke up, the children who were supposed to stay in the room disappeared out of thin air.

All of a sudden, the metropolis was empty, so the scope of the disaster expanded, and it began to harm the surrounding towns of the metropolis, and finally alarmed the king of Mobin Kingdom. The king sent a prince to investigate the deep sea ghost incident, but still had no clue. At this time, an old monk stood up and said that the deep sea ghost is a mermaid who lives in the deep sea. During the day, he turns into a stranger and haunts the streets of the metropolis looking for a child of interest. At night, he sneaks into the child's house. At home, use their voices to tempt children to follow them away from home and walk into the depths of the deep sea.

The old monk also said that in order to become spirits, these monsters who are good at bewitching people with their voices drained the blood of the captured children and used their virgin blood to refine elixirs. That's why they captured children so recklessly.

Since everyone in that era had never heard of deep-sea ghosts, and they didn’t know if what the old monk said was alarmist, but the prince followed the old monk’s arrangement and made all children under the age of ten in the metropolis wear red clothes and shoes. , and wear a red hat on the head to scare away the deep-sea ghosts who come to confuse the children...

Strange to say, since the children in the metropolis and its surrounding areas are all wearing red clothes, there has never been any missing children!

But hundreds of years later, the metropolis and its surrounding towns have become accustomed to following the ancient system. Children under the age of ten must wear red clothes, hats, shoes and socks, but after all, the legend of deep sea ghosts has been passed down for hundreds of years. Years later, the ancient system has gradually become less valued, so children who should have been covered in red clothes began to wear only one red dress, like Little Red Riding Hood, only wearing a little red riding hood, or wearing a red dress. Clothes, or children wearing a pair of red shoes abound, and nothing has happened to them so far...

Probably the deep-sea ghost knew that it could no longer catch children here, so it went to other places to catch it...

The local people say so, and so do the children.